Finally, he got his
comeuppance. This was how a friend of mine received the news that former
Chief Justice (CJ) Artemio Panganiban has been charged with libel
before the Makati City RTC by businessman Herminio Disini. A self-made
man, this friend of mine was part of a group of investors who were at
the receiving end of one of Panganiban’s decisions which he claimed was
“utterly baseless” and unavailing. He said that not only did they lose
the case, they were embarrassed no end as they were able to wangle a
“win-win” compromise in international arbitration based on exactly the
same set of arguments and facts as Panganiban’s.

Well, if it is
any consolation, I told him that based on reports it was also Panganiban
who convinced then CJ Hilario Davide Jr. to inveigle, if we may call it
such, the Supreme Court (SC) to acquiesce to the unfinished impeachment
trial of then President Erap Estrada and then proceed to Edsa to
administer the oath to then Vice-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo..... MORESource: The Daily Tribune